diff --git a/client/glyph.js b/client/glyph.js
index 72de8dc4..37eb8624 100644
--- a/client/glyph.js
+++ b/client/glyph.js
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ var bindings = {
       Session.set('glyph.selected_point', undefined);
       var glyph = Session.get('glyph.data');
       glyph.manual.verified = false;
-      Session.set('glyph.data', glyph);
+      change_glyph('save_glyph', glyph);
     } else {
       var glyph = Session.get('glyph.data');
       delete glyph.manual;
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ var bindings = {
       return;
     }
     glyph.manual.verified = !glyph.manual.verified;
-    Session.set('glyph.data', glyph);
     change_glyph('save_glyph', glyph);
   },
   'd': function() {
diff --git a/server/glyphs.js b/server/glyphs.js
index e1ddcf19..45a129a5 100644
--- a/server/glyphs.js
+++ b/server/glyphs.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 function save_glyph(glyph) {
   check(glyph.name, String);
-  Glyphs.upsert({name: glyph.name}, glyph);
+  var saved_glyph = _.extend({}, glyph);
+  saved_glyph.strokes = saved_glyph.render.strokes;
+  delete saved_glyph.render;
+  Glyphs.upsert({name: glyph.name}, saved_glyph);
   return glyph;
 }